Arab Women and the Metropolitan: How Do We Navigate the City?
Arab women’s position is still not acknowledged in city planning, argues Rawana Al-Dajani in this thought-provoking essay. ...
Lazy Women of the Music Industry: Meet Seraphina Simone
For our latest interview with Lazy Women of the music industry we chatted with Seraphine Simone about her new EP, about women realising they don't have to always play the 'good girl' role, and the importance of stillness for creativity....
Married, child-free and happy: why having children isn’t the “next step”
Lucie, a.k.a. “The Bride to Be”, discusses what it feels like to be getting married but deciding to remain child-free, despite societal pressures and expectations. ...
Art against the patriarchy: introducing the BRAWE collective
BRAWE is a project that brings together young Turkish and Hungarian artists who are fighting against patriarchal oppression. We reviewed their exhibition. ...
My Body, my power? On Emily Ratajkowski, (post)feminism and the male gaze
Should beauty be our superpower? Will women ever feel "pretty enough"? Zsofi Borsi explores these themes in Ratajkowski's book My Body....
Killing the small business: why Hungarian freelancers are angry
How does the Hungarian KATA tax change bill affect freelancers, and why are they angry? Fanni Friedrich explains. ...
A letter to those who are healing from abusive relationships
How does one heal from an abusive relationship? And will the anger that they leave ever go away? Lazy Dagmar explores.
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Opinion: The lazier I am in bed, the more sexually active I become
The idea of women not being sexually active, being too sexually active, or not performing a certain way in bed, often renders them unattractive in our problematic culture of sex....
What does the Roe v. Wade overturning actually mean for women?
Shock ripples throughout the world, as the Supreme Court overrules the historic Roe v Wade ruling in a serious blow to women’s reproductive rights in the USA. But what was Roe v Wade, and what are the effects of this overruling?...
Empowering rapper ladies: an exploration of feminist themes in hip-hop
The music industry has changed a lot in the past few years, - especially in the genre of hip hop. Female rappers took over the world charts and created a whole different atmosphere in hip hop and R&B. Read Dorina’s piece to get an overview of the changes and to learn about her impressions....
Breaking the stigma around period pain: Spain introduces menstrual leave
Last week, the Spanish government approved the draft law proposal that would, for the first time in Europe, grant women the right to menstrual leave for incapacitating period pain....
Lazy Women of the Music Industry: Interview with Spill Tab
On the occasion of her Paris show, I had the chance to exchange a few words with Spill Tab aka Claire Chicha. We talked inspirations, laziness, and much more. ...
Financial feminism: money matters through a gender lens
Lazy Eszter looks at finances from a feminist perspective and investigate the funding, investing, and wealth gap facing women.
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A Lazy Woman’s Guide to Spending a Sunday in London
Lazy Lauren takes you through her Sunday stroll, full of amazing recommendations to make the best out of your slow Sunday in the city. ...
The Saturday Email
Lucie describes how receiving and answering work emails on Saturdays disrupts our work-life balance and gives tips on how to break out from the pressures of endless productivity. ...
An Open Letter to All Lazy Men
"This is a letter to all lazy men. A plea to men who continuously use women." Lazy Dagmar makes women heard who have been mistreated by men. ...
Can you be successful without one true calling? A Jill of all trades investigates
By exploring the power and professional and societal benefits of multipotentiality, this author highlights how and why creating a life, or career, that incorporates your many interests and skills is no bad endeavor.
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When Your Body is the Property of a Whole Country: Testimony of a Turkish Woman
Ayse Göc recounts her own personal experiences, growing up in Turkey. She shows how small things, like shaming young girls about the effects their transforming teenage bodies have on men, can lead to a culture where women murdered by their own relatives is a fact of life....
The Battle Between Laziness and Productivity
We’ve entered into a new year, still full of pandemic vibes, though perhaps now intermitted with both optimism and apathy in equal measure. And once again my i...
Time waits for no woman: how time is gendered
Are all women destined to be forever “bound by the constrictions of time”? Lazy Izzi explores in this thought-provoking piece....
New year, new me? How to write a healthy resolutions list
Have you made new year resolutions? Lazy Franciska tells you how to do it in a way that results in fulfilment, and not just more pressure. ...
“De-westernising Europeanness”: the mission of European Lab Budapest
What is the European Lab? A forum to exchange ideas, to diversify the voices of Europe, and much more. Interview with Laurent Bigarella....
Meet the Founders of BEBI Loungewear – Interview
We chat to founders of the Hungarian loungewear brand BEBI, about sustainability and lockdown fashion. Exclusive discount in the article!...
Is body confidence overrated?
Is our society's obsession with "being confident in our bodies" just another trap to make women feel perpetually insecure? Lazy Clara explores....
Put On Your Own Mask First Before Helping Others: the real meaning of selflessness
Is selflessness the same as altruism? Why are we as a society so obsessed with the idea of 'giving up our selves' for others? Asks Lazy Lilla in this thought-provoking piece. ...
The truth about PCOS: the advice I wish I was given
PCOS is affecting more and more women around the world. But what should you do after the diagnosis? Lazy Franciska shares her tips....
Opinion: Not being a morning person doesn’t make you lazy
We as a society are still obsessed with a one-size-fits-all schedule, especially when it comes to doing productive, conventional work. Lazy Zsofi tries to figure out why. ...
Content Call: The Day When Facebook Died
Lazy Women wants to hear from you! Send us a short story, fiction piece, commentary or illustration about your experience. ...
#LazyReviews: Is Workin’ Moms worth watching?
Have you watched Working Moms yet? In the latest review we’ll convince you to jump straight into it, whether or not you are a mom or have any plans to be one....
Dear Romance Scammers: What Is Wrong With You?
In the era when online dating is an inevitable option for singles and platforms such as Tinder actually set now-married couples up, it is increasingly easy to believe that true love is just another swipe away. And it might be. But it’s not always prince charming that we meet.
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Of Wine and Women: Wine is FUN! with Whitney Pope
Have you been wondering about the crazy world of wine, but never had the courage to dive in? Have you been discouraged by know-it-alls? Wine is capital F-U-N, and Whitney Pope is here to show you the real deal! Whitney Pope, editor and goddess of WHIT & WINE, wants to demystify and democratize the history and the stories behind your favourite bottles. ...
Keeping Up with Activism: A Struggle of One Academic
Do you feel burnt out from having to constantly speak up & spread awareness about the issues you care about? If yes, this article is for you....
Have you seen my confidence? I think I lost it
Have you ever wondered why boys are louder in a classroom? And why do girls, in general, have lower self-confidence? Here are (some of) the reasons. And #spoileralert, yes, gender plays a role on this one too.
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Sad Girl Summer: a review of Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Sour’
"Olivia’s songs hark back to the feeling of teenage nostalgia ever so present in the life of mid-twenty-year-olds still trying to figure things out in the adult world", argues Lazy Una in her review. ...
Plastic-Free July 2021: Zero-Waste Shops in Budapest
Lazies care about many things, and protecting our environment is one of them. To properly honour Plastic-Free July 2021, Zsófi Szlávy is presenting the ultimate guide to zero-or low-waste shops based in Budapest.
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Pastramis & period cups: one lazy woman’s tired fight against climate change
Navigating life within your own moral boundaries, time and budget is quite a challenge - especially if you care about climate change and the environment. Today, Una shares her thoughts on challenges she encountered trying to live sustainably on an average budget.
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Beauty is power? How pretty privilege and sexism intersect
This article looks at the intersection of pretty privilege, providing an unfair leg up to the beautiful, and sexism, stereotyping women as “airheads” or “bimbos”....
“Recovering the voices of women, erased from history” – Interview with historian, Kate McCaffrey
In Lazy Gréti’s new interview two fascinating things unite: medieval history and women’s empowerment. Historian Kate McCaffrey talks about her latest discoveries about the private life and female friendships of Anne Boleyn - and so much more. ...
When is it time to go? Signs that you’re ready to leave a relationship
In today’s article, Zsofi Borsi asks the grand questions: do you really need to “wait it out”, until a relationship becomes “objectively” bad? What could be the early symptoms of the fact that you’re thinking of leaving? ...
Is self-love the ‘new sexy’? Rethinking confidence culture
‘Women are placed in a catch-22: if we seek external validation, we are unappealing, but society has been constructed on the basis that we can only be validated by men.', argues Izzi Williams. ...